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underrepresentation

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Insufficient or disproportionately low representation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • We are concerned about the underrepresentation of minorities.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English representation English underrepresentation From under- + representation.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: ondervertegenwoordiging — Translations
  • Finnish: aliedustus — Translations
  • French: sous-représentation — Translations
  • Greek: υποεκπροσώπηση (ypoekprosópisi) — Translations
  • Polish: niedoreprezentacja — Translations